Daily Republican., 1887-12-21
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law quoted In the superintendent Ia
port. Tse committee is CON possd OF d.
W. > ,Ay lor, A. d. Warner, L. c. Van.
feer # and Superintendent Massey.
5'he superintendent In his report says;
"U pom comparing our records with
the prrespepdinR period Of last yaar,
We Il nd the number OF applications aud
the tnouEt o! relief given TO aes,dents
las Ger something less. This is, per.
kspsA owing 10 the favorable weather
ve lave hid, sfioidlug oppoT unities
tor outdoor work.
IT he statistics 10 cate are as follows,
Total number OF applications, s65. of
these 150 boing non.residents or vsg-
rants; forty coai orders were distr!b1 tsd
aad .birty.s7e orders for groceries; Elk
medical prescriptions allied; five cases
we're referred &c the Trustees OF the
Poor; two wfro reported as not requ!i-
lag relief aud two updeserving; one
gave false address.
1--WE invite your spsoiAl attention 10
the large nuE Der of vsGrants reported.
W hen we reE owes 10 our present guar
teIs. No.S3 TatnAll street, We requested
citizens 70 refer All mendicsnts to us.
In coust usnos OF that We have had 80
applications for meals or lodsings, tho
highest nuunbe, in any one day bo! os
thiEy."
TIE superin tepdent then goes on 20
show that tEses men COME 10 ;hie ctty
simply because they know they viii &c
we'll sreaied. An hail from different
places. Most @. them are common la'
boreyC without any trade. hsny are
not piofessionsl trsmps, They should
be provided with comfortable quarters
and made 10 work for what ihsy ie'
csive. The superintendent then Gays.
Every provision In made by y iaw en-
ncted HaIch q, ie7p, by which thsgs
men might be put 10 work npon the
streets. II IL found In WI Delaware
Laws, pages 223-it, saa 10 entitled 'Ap
act C0acerpIng Tramps.' Geclion
d.fines tramp. Then follows
Bee ,. Itsnall bc the duty Of the
corporate officers OF every city ard town
10 the State, TO csusa every irAtap tlund
within tbs limits OF suCh lowe TO DO
Immediately arrested snd pnt 20 work
on tho streets or other pubic works
thereof, or TO hire out slCh tratnps 70
private personS; aud for this pUrposa
sa,d CGicers msy employ suoh ove-seer
or overseeTa ag may De necessary.
Eection provides tbst the uSmps
shail be paid such wages as the overseer
may deem necessary, from which their
boara b:ll, ETC., sha!l ba dcd The
|ovsrseer 10 also given poHer toin>
them for insu0OTdiuatioL.
Section 4 provides that they shall no'
be worked for logger tine than cDt
month, but may be fearEested for thf
same 1fense.
Section S Tie Mayor OF Wilmington
oil jus,ices OF Lbs peace throughout The
State, in the several and respected
elites, hundreds aud districts, shall, In
dependently and respectively, have the
came Jurisdiction and power to arrest
work and hire out as town commission
era have In ths towns, and the failure
OF any such cfh ": 10 ACC proLnp PITY IL
the premises shall be scfiic!ant cause
aud authority fcr nry ether snca otlc6i
to net; and 1t she'll DO the duty OF any
and nil such ofliGoys 20 ACT promptly
ard efficiently, either on their e0n mo
ton or when called upon by any ciuzsn
10 do so.
Sec 6. II shall be tho duty OF all
sbsTitis, coroncrp, co2stat,es, poi!co
men, wa.Chmen, 10 arrest Epo ccSainli
auy tram o, ond othTrwiee aid AND as
s,st apy OF the tfii cerc hereineEfor,
meuticPed In the ditGbar2e OF ihstr du
| ties. And any Euch 6fhceG ne8!3ocnf
or refusing 10 do 20 shall be 2uiity OF q
misdsmeanor ard published acco'dieg
ly; and lhe ia,ls OF tbs prefer counties
may be temporarily used for the con,
husmeut OF tranps, WIEN comnitsed
by an offioer mREiioued IN the eecont
ard fifth sections OK this Got.
Secs. Z and s provide Tor trial bS
Jury for any person srreeted as q tram
syho may demand II, anc also sslaten L
punishmeut for tramps building hre
on the bighways or carrying hresrms
Section .. This act shall not aPpiy u
apy female noT to any minor the ago o
I6, nor to any blind persoa.
We see no reason why tie cIHzens U
Wilmington ehould not demaua TIE 81
forcement of this law. II would inSoiV'
q trIaipp outlsy TO which DO taxpaye!
would fer o moment object II We corle
bs rid OF this nuissrcs. We hops tn'
oues,top may be egitaied through TN
public press and otherwise until II 10
isaat gwen a trial. Wo do NOT Kho"
vbst relation the Street. and oowe
Commis6iop may bear to this question
brt wa would recommend q conference
Of our Cosam.ttees on Laws ami i'eHis
la,ton and Labor Buseau Tor meh Will
the Street OommissioD, or such dths
mesSurss ae they msy deem advIeapi'
Hooking toward practical soluAoa o.
this question.
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